About

We regard theater as a medium of entertainment, an opportunity for reflection, and a stimulus for change. For this reason, we are dedicated to the idea of an acting company as an ensemble: a group of equals working together to give life to a playwright's ideas.

We select plays which give participants the chance to amplify their theater skills and to develop their capacities for communication. We hope to entertain our audiences, to stimulate and touch them, and to affect their lives.

Actors Ensemble is a non-profit corporation which has been producing plays in Berkeley since 1957 (2017 is our 60th anniversary). We currently present shows a year in Live Oak Theater and during the summer John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre. We are a community-based organization dedicated to providing opportunities to new and returning actors, directors, and designers, with a concentration on the ensemble.